Footballpedia.net - Two strong teams of Europe, Napoli and Real Madrid will fight for a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Champions League match round of 16 second leg which was held on Wednesday (8/3) early morning.
This meeting is the third Real Madrid and Napoli will face each other throughout history. The last time the two teams met in the headquarters of Naples occurred in the group phase of the Champions League in 1987. At that time the match ended in a draw with the score 1-1.
This match will be a tough game for the hosts. Because in the first leg held at the Santiago Bernabeu last month, Il Partenopei had to swallow defeat is final with the score 3-1. But lucky they have some savings away goal, so they only need a 2-0 win to move into the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season.
Camp host itself to be in a high confidence ahead of this match. Victory over AS Roma last weekend camp to boost confidence ahead of the game's host. They also have a good home record this season, in which they recorded only lost three times at home this season, so the stronghold of San Paolo Napoli will make hell for the camp El Real.
Real Madrid themselves came to Naples with great self-confidence as well. After being defeated draw against Valencia and Las Palmas, the team made by Zinedine Zidane that won a great victory against Eibar with the score 1-4 at the end of last week. Los Blancos also noted to have a good away record this season, where they have lost only twice from 18 away games they played this season.
But Italy is noted to be a 'bad' to visit the stronghold of Los Blancos. In nine of their last visit to Italy, the team from the Spanish capital was only able to achieve a victory only in Italy. Therefore they should be extra vigilant if they want to defend the title this season.
Ahead of the game, the camp host is in a condition almost primed to host Real Madrid. Recorded only Lorenzo Tonelli who has been ruled out due to injury, while Dries Mertens who got injured in the game against AS Roma last weekend doubtful as a starter in this match.
Coach Maurizio Sarri predicted to reduce the 4-3-3 scheme in this fight, where Arkadiusz Milik likely be a starter in this match replacing Dries Mertens. Have a movement will be assisted by Jose Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne on the wing, while the position of defender Raul Albiol and Kalidou Koulibaly would stand guard in front of their goal, Pepe Reina.
While in camp for the visitors, coach Zinedine Zidane certainly can not play Raphael Varane and Fabio Coentrao in this match because of injury. Conditions Cristiano Ronaldo is also doubtful in this match after he got a muscle problem in Real Madrid training session last week.
Zidane himself predicted would decrease the 4-3-3 scheme in this fight, in which the line of attack will be occupied by Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale, while the midfield trio of Toni Kroos, Casemiro, and Luka Modric will regulate the flow of the ball stronghold Los Blancos. For their last defense, Zidane will reduce national team goalkeeper Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas as they are in this fight.
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